Dilation

An Affine Transformation in which the scale is reduced. A dilation is also known as a Contraction orHomothecy. Any dilation which is not a simple translation has a unique Fixed Point. The opposite of adilation is an Expansion.

References

Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 94-95, 1967.

• Neumann Boundary Conditions
• Neumann Function
• Neumann Polynomial
• Neumann Series (Bessel Function)
• Neumann Series (Integral Equation)
• Neusis Construction
• Neville's Algorithm
• Neville Theta Function
• Newcomb's Paradox
• Newman-Conway Sequence
• Newton-Cotes Formulas
• Newtonian Form
• Newton Number
• Newton-Raphson Fractal
• Newton-Raphson Method
• Newton's Backward Difference Formula
• Newton's Diverging Parabolas
• Newton's Divided Difference Interpolation Formula
• Newton's Formulas
• Newton's Forward Difference Formula
• Newton's Identities
• Newton's Iteration
• Newton's Method
• Newton's Parallelogram
• Newton's Relations